Commissioners: James L Cavallero, Esmeralda Arosemana de Troitiño Petitioners: Global Justice, Conectas Human Rights, CEDACA, Brazilian Institute of Criminal Science (IBBCRIM) State: Brazil Petitioners from several Brazilian human rights organizations appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to…
Commissioners: James L Cavallero, Esmeralda Arosemana de Troitiño Petitioners: Brazilian Institute of Criminal Science (IBBCRM), Conectas Human Rights, Global Justice. State: Brazil On March 22, 2017, Petitioners from Brazilian civil society organizations presented on issues of overcrowding and violence within…
Commissioners: First Vice-President, Margarette May Macauley, Esmeralda Arosemena de Troitiño, James L. Cavallaro Petitioners: International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights, National Network of Black and Black LGBT Brazilians State: Brazil On the morning of Wednesday, March 22, 2017,…
Commissioners: Francisco Jose Eguiguren Praeli, Margarette May Macaulay Petitioners: Red Eclesial Panamazonica – REPAM, Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM), Confederacion Latinoamericana de Religiosos y Religiosas (CLAR), Caritas de America Latina y el Caribe. On Friday, March 17, 2017, indigenous and religious…
It is common knowledge that Brazil is the largest, most populated country in Latin America. It is less common knowledge, however, that Brazil’s indigenous population is currently facing a number of critical issues that threaten the future of its people….